African Media Program Brown Bag Film Series: 12:00
2:00p.m., Room 201, International Center. Featured
Film: a)"In Her Own Image," 1991, (28 min):
A series of films that focus on women's struggles for
equality in the developing world and in the North.
b) "Global Links: Women of the Third World,"
1987, (28 min): A study of women from different parts
of the world.

April 29, Thursday

"Social Capital, Political Participation, and
Local Government Performance: Some Observations from
Uganda." African Studies Center Brown Bag with
Jennifer Widner, Faculty (Political Science and Institute
for Social Research, Univ. of Michigan), 12:00 noon,
Room 201, International Center.

May 5, Wednesday

African Media Program Brown Bag Film Series: 12:00
2:00p.m., Room 201, International Center. Featured
film: "Taafe Fanga, 1997, (95 min): The Director,
Adama Drabo tries to make some serious points about
the status of women in Africa today.

MSU ANNOUNCEMENTS

Note: This is the last bulletin for the semester.

Course Announcements Fall 1999

Political Science 853

"The Political Economy of Development," is
being offered by Professor Nicolas van de Walle. The
seminar surveys the major policy issues in the developing
world today and the political economy literature.
The class will focus on different theories of economic
change, distribution politics, the economic role of
the state, the politics of reform and the relationship
between regime type and development. For more information
contact Professor van de Walle at 353-8486 or email:
vanderpl@pilot.msu.edu.

Political Science 392-2

The Department of Political Science is offering "Women
and Politics: An International Perspective." The
focus of the course is to study women and politics
in comparative, feminist and crosscultural (western
and non-western) perspectives in Africa, Latin America,
Asia and West Indies. Classes are Monday and Wednesday,
room 207 Berkey Hall, 3:00 - 4:50 p.m.. For further
details, contact the instructor, Chandra Mudaliar at
355-7925; or email: mudaliar@pilot.msu.edu. Upper-level
African scholars are strongly encouraged to take this
course.

Fall 1999 Anthropology 431

"Gender, Environment and Development," is
the title of this course being offered to upper level
undergraduate and graduate students. This seminar
examines the relationship among processes of

environmental change, development and gender differentiation
in contemporary anthropological and other social science
literature. Course content includes readings on Africa,
Latin America, Asia and the U.S. Meeting time and
place is Tuesday, 6:00 - 8:50 p.m., room 321 Baker
Hall. For further information contact the instructor:
Dr. Anne Ferguson, Dept. of Anthropology, 353-5040;
fergus12@pilot.msu.edu.

4th Annual Midwest Graduate Student
Conference

4th Annual Midwest
Graduate Student Conference in African Studies to be
held at Michigan State University, September 10-12,
1999. (See Conferences for details).

The MSU graduate students in African Studies and the
African Studies Center invite graduate students to
the 4th Annual Midwest Graduate Student Conference
in African Studies. The conference will be held on
September 10-12 at Michigan State University. Graduate
papers in any field, at any level are accepted. This
is an interdisciplinary conference meant to provide
graduate students from all over the country, especially
those from the Midwest, with an opportunity to present
their work in a collegial and friendly atmosphere.
There will also be forums addressing current issues
of interest among graduate students in African Studies.
Short abstracts not exceeding one half-page, single-spaced,
title page with the name of the author(s), institutional
affiliation, address, phone number and/ e-mail address
should be submitted by April 15, 1999. Completed papers
will be due to panel discussants by August 23, 1999.
For submission of abstracts and more information about
registration and accommodation write to: 4th Annual
Graduate Student Conference, African Studies Center,
Michigan State University, 100 International Center,
East Lansing, MI 48824-1035. Further queries may be
directed to: Tim Carmichael, mrtim@mail.h net.msu.edu,
Ghislaine Lydon, lydon@mail.h net.msu.edu, or Manelisi
Genge, gengeman@pilot.msu.edu.

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

Publication Reprint

Professor
Keyan G. Tomaselli, former South African visiting scholar
at Michigan State University, has reprinted his book,
titled: "Appropriating Images: The Semiotics of
Visual Representation." Aarhus: Intervention
Press, November 1996, 1999, 332pp. Photographs, Index,
ISBN 8789825055. For further information contact:
(Europe) Intervention in Africa," will provide
students with the opportunity

to study alongside Kenyan students in courses taught
by KU faculty. Courses are taught in English and an
additional course in Kenyan culture will enable the
participants to experience the varied cultural aspects
of the country. Excursions include two weekend safaris
and several trips to museums and other areas of interest.
Apply to Professor O live Mugenda, Director Institutional
Linkages and International Programmes, Kenyatta University,
P.O.Box 43844, Nairobi, Kenya. Telephone: 810901 19
or 811622/812722. Fax: 811575.